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N T ED. .5 TATES ANTnoNY KENNEDY, or mmxnr. HILL, PENNSYLVANIA; UASSIGNOR on ons-HALF 'ro THE HOLLAR COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

VAULT.

Application filed November 8, 1923. Serial No. 673,483.

My invention relates to vaults of the general class of my invention described in Letters Patent of the United States 591,188 dated October 5, 1897,,wherein theseveral,

walls of the inclosure areformed of respective steel armor plates having interlocking means at their unctions. .At that time; such plates were only obtainable in plane slabs and, consequently, at each edge. of the inclosure, the-edge of the slabs in at least one-of the walls was necessarily exposed so that at its junction with the slabs of the wall extending transversely thereto, an in-,. terstice was presented, manifesting the thickness of the wall slabs and affording a region. for attack at every .edgeof such inclosure. I I

In accordance with my present invention; a vault inclosure may be formed with members at each edge of each wall having portionse rtending into walls in transverse, relation with each other.

herein, I provide corner members which each .have three portions, in unitary rela-' tion, respectively extending into three walls of the inclosure which are in right angular relation to each other. Such construction and arrangement avoid the necessity of ex{ posing the edges 01" the wall slabs of the inclosure; render it impossible 'to ascertain from the exterior of the structure what is is the thickness of the wall slabs, and render the inclosure corners imperforate and without any interstice affording a region of attack. Moreover, the construction and arrangement described facilitate the operations both of manufacturing and of assembling the inclosure slabs, and lessen the time and labor heretofore required for the construction of a vault ofthe class specified.

Furthermore, it is characteristic of the structure shown in said Letters Patent 591,188 and also of the structure shown in Letters Patent of the United States 1,053,815 relating to vaults of the same general class,v

that some of the wall members required to complete a rectangular inclosure must. be applied from the outside. That is to say; the space required in which toassemble such an inclosure 'is larger than the completed inclosure. The effect of that characteristic of the prior art is that the vault inclosure must be assembled before the masonry walls of the building in which it is located can be In fact, in the rectangular inclosure chosen for 11111811313101 erected around lit. Therefore, a hig hly portant advantage .of my present. invention ,is that a vault may be constructed in accordanceitherewith within a-chamber in a pre- V10ll$ly erected building, which chamber is ,noqlai'ger jthan thevault structure when mp ed; as the}. w s: f (a vault} n a cordance with my present. invention, may all be assembled in the vault inclosure from the inside thereon In 1 other, {words P en v n o Pe m s. fh c mp st e of the masonry part-jof abuildingin which a vault is to be erected before the vault is.

erected; instead ofuatterward, as required "by theprior-art,aforesaid.- v V by:

My invention includes, the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified. 7

In saiddrawings: ig. Igis a perspective view of a vault, inclosure' e nibodying a.s im'- r em fm in n q -a Fig. vII .is ,a long t d'nal sectional. view" of said vault, 'takenontheline I I, II in Fig. I.

Fig. III is a.fragmentaryflongitudinal, sectional view similar to Fi'g. II, butshowing a joint between a bottom' wall'or floor slab and a side'wall slab constructed andarranged as described in my Letters Patent No. 591,188 aforesaid, and which may be ture shown in Fig. II-

Fig. IV is a to i plan view of a vaultem- I bodying a modi' edfforin of my invention,

'whichis morecomplex than that shown in .used in conjunction with the super-struc- Figs. I and II, in that it is formed of a larger number of wall members of unit sectional type.

Fig. V is a plan sectional view ol the vault inclosure shownin Fig. IV, showing the interior construction and arrangement of the wall members thereof- Fig. VI is a perspective view of a modi:

connect said corner angle members 2 by side angle members 10 which are alike in that each includes portions 11 and 12 at right angles to each other and in unitary relation, which are connected with the adjoinin walls which are at right angles to eac1 other. For instance, the top edge members 10 immediately over the door 14 in Fig. I has portions 15 and 16, at right angles to each other, respectively connected with said-top wall 7 and front wall'8 which are at right angles to each other,

Said corner members 2"and edge members 10 thus form a rectangular frame for the wallsofsaid inclosure 1, and the panel openings-in such frameinay be filled by single slabs, for instance, like the front wall slab 8, or by a series ofslabs such as indicated at 18, forming the 'top' wall 7 in conjunction with the frame members aforesaid. As

indicated in Fig. I, there are three such wall slabs 18 included in the'top wall 7 and threesiniilar slabs 19 are included in the side wall 9. However, it is to be understood that any desired number of slabs may be used to form'a Wall in accordance with my invention.

As shown in Fig. II; I prefer to so form eachof the wall members that it is adapted to overlap the wall members immediately adjoining it. For instance, each of said corner members 10, in that figure, is recessed upon its inner faces at each of its edges; the outer recess 20 being of less extent than the inner recess 21 and leaving a projectingflange 22'at the outer portion of the thicknes of said member 10. As in dicated at the upper left hand corner of Fig. II; said corner member 10 is thus adapted to lit in complementary relation with the adjoining wall members. For instance, the front wall slab '8 has recesses 23 at its edges adapted to receive the projecting flanges 22 of the corner members 10 and said plate 8 has projecting flanges 24 fitted to the recesses 20in said corner members. Said plate 8 also has recesses 25 respectively registering with the recesses 21 in said corner plates so as to receive the coupling bars 27 which bridge the joints between said wall members and cover the crevices between them and are respectively rigidly connected.therewith by screw members 28.

i As indicated in Fig. II, I also find it convenient to provide the overlapping wall slab flanges 22 and 24 aforesaid with complementary seinicylindrical grooves to receive the locking rod 30. Although, as indicated in Fig. II; the bottom wall 31 may be formed of wall slabs 18 like the top wall 7 and be connected with the side walls by the intermediate corner members 10 above described: the construction may be simplified by forming the bottom joints be tions extending in connection with three walls of the inclosure in right angular rela- {10H to each other.

I For instance, the corner piece 42 at the upper left hand corner of Fig. IV, has portions 43, 44 and 45 respectively in connection with the top wall 47,

end-wall 48 and side wall 49. I find it convenient to connect said corner angle members 42 by side corner angle members 50 which are alike in that each includes portions 51 and 52 at right angles to each other and in unitary relation, and which are respectively connected with the adjoiningwalls which are at right angles to each other. For instance, the top corner edge member 50v shown at the upper edge of Fig. IV has portions '51 and .52 at right angles to each other respectively connected with saidtop wall 47 and front wall 48, which are at right angles to each other.

Said corner members 42,' which have three portions extending in planes in transverse relation to each other, and said corf ner members 50 which have two portions extending in planes in transverse relation to each other, form a rectangular frame for the walls of said inclosure 41, and the panel openings in such frame may be filled by single slabs or by'a series of slabs. For instance, as indicated in Fig. IV; there are three such wall slabs 58 forming said t op wall 47 in conjunction with the corner frame members 42 and 50 aforesaid. However, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. IV

and shown in full lines in Fig. V, each of.

the opposite end walls of said inclosure 41 includes two wall slabs respectively 59 and 60, which, incidentally, differ in the construction and arrangement of the rectangular recesses 61 and flanges 62 at the opposite edges thereof; said wall slabs 59 havin projecting flanges which are offset inwardly from'the outer surfaces thereof and said wall slabs having one such flange offset inwardly and the other "flush with the outer surface of the slab and of the inclosure. Similarly, as indicated in Fig. V, the corner members 50 may have such overlapp ng flanges '63 and complementary recesses 64 either flush with their outer surfaces and with theouter surfaces of said inclosure 41, or offset inwardly therefrom,

cesses above described, rectangular coupling bar recesses 66 at the edges of its inner surface to rece1ve= rectangularcoupling bars '67- so that said coupling bars bridge the joints' between the adjoining; wall members and 'the inner surfaces of said bars'are flush witlr-rthe'"innersurfaces of said in'closure 41 when set1nsaid coupling bar recesses and,

"as indicated in gsaid couplingib-ars may be rigidly connected with the adjoining wall members by screw members 69 whichare inserted from within said vault inclosure and are flush with the inner surface thereof.

' As indicated in Fig. V; the lower wall 71 of said inclosure 41 may be formed of outer corner'members 42' and 50 and panel slabs 72 similar to'the slabs-58 in the'top wall 47, having complementary overlapping flanges "and recesses andcouplingbars bridging the "andinterengage the adjoining wall members joints between such wall members, as above described v 3 As above noted; the flanges on the re spective wall members adapted to overlap may be either at the outer surface of the inclosure or offset inwardly with respect thereto, as may be most convenient in assemblingthe various parts of the structure. However, in Fig. VI, I have shown a corner member 74 having portions 75, 76,- and 77 respectively extending in planes which are in transverse and right angular relation to each other, adapted' to register with wall slabs of the character above described, but some of said transversely related portions have flanges 79 at the outer surfaces thereof and others have flanges 8O oflset'inwardly with-respect to such outer surfaces. In order to facilitate the construction of a wall member of that character; I find it convenient to form it of what are primarily two separate pieces of metal which are, however,

integrated by 'serew members 81 or by any other convenient -means,. for instance, the component elements of such wallmembers may be spot welded together.

Therefore, it'is to be understood that although the construction and arrangement aforesaid are designed and adaptedfor employment of massive unitary wall members of steel armor plate; they may be formed of other metal and may be composed of more than one piece, providing that if formed of a plurality of primarily separate pieces, such pieces are integrated by suitable means BEST AVAlLABLE ooP\ irigidly connecting them to "form a structural unit wall member having the characteristics above described. For instance, suit-- able integral and massive wall members embodying my invention herein claimed may be composed'of cast steel structuralunits having, imbedded therein, protective plates of more refractory material, as described and claimed in my copending application Serial No.- 673,482 filed November '8, 1923 for Letters Patent of the UnitedStates. 1

Therefore, .I do'not desire to limit any self to the precise details-of constructionan'd' arrangement herein set--forth,"as it is'obvious that various modifications may 'be made-therein without departing f'romtli'e essential features of a. my invention, as de'-' fined-in'the appendedcla'ims. Iclaim: r 1.- In a safety vault inclosure,"the combination with integral and massive plane, slab wall members of steel armor plate; of-integral and massive angular corner Wall'members of steel armor plate,'-'-having three'pon" itions extending in respective planes-atri ght angles to eachother and arranged -to -respectively engage saidslabs; said slabs and" corner members having complementaryfrec tangular edge flanges and flange recesses;f said flanges of ad oining members arranged" to overlap "and extend in the respectiveflange'recesses; said slabs and corner members having complementary rectangular coupling bar recesses; rectangular" plane coupling bars arranged to fit msaid barrecesses and overlap the joints between said members; said bars beingthen' flush withthe inner surfaces of the respective walls of said inclosure; and screw means rigidly securing said bars to said wall members; said faces of the respective inclosure walls.

10a screw means being flush withthe inner sur- 2. In a safety vault inclosure, the com= bination with integral and massive pla'ne slab wall members of steel armor plate; of

integral and massive angular corner wall" members of steel armor plate, havingpor-f tions extending in respective planes at right angles to each other and arranged tore spectively engage said slabs; said slabs and corner members having complementary rect-f angular edge flanges and flange recesses? said flanges of adjo ning members arranged to overlap and extend in the respective flange recesses; said slabs and corner memf rectangular ii bers having complementary coupling bar recesses; rectangular plane.

coupling bars arranged to'fit in"said"ba r' re'cesses and overlap the joints between said members; said bars being then flush with the inner surfaces of the respective walls of said inclosure; and screw 'means rigidly securing said bars to said Wall members; said screw means being flush with the inner surfaces of the respective inclosure walls.

.3. In a safety vault inolosure, the combination with integral and massive plane slab wall members of metal; of integral and massive angular corner wall members of metal, having portions extending respe tive planes at right angles to each lather and arranged to respectively engage said'slabs; said slabs and corner members having comp em n a y ang r edg nges and fl nge e s es; a fla ge f adjoining members arranged to overlap and extend in the re p c e engeireesss s; a d-slabs a corner members having complementary rectangular coupling bar recesses; rectangular r a up ng b r arra g d to fit in s id r r e ses and ov r-lap th j n s et n d membe s; a a s eing th n'flush with the inner surfaces of the respective walls of said inclosure; and 'screwmeans -i s dly s ur ng said b rs tn id W l memers.

a setet-y v u n lo l p he n nb t-inn it nteg a an massive pla e slab ll membe s .e m ta n egra n unassive angular comer .walil members ofmetal. having portions extending in respective planes at right angles :to eachother and arranged to respectively engage said slabs; said slabs and corner members leaving comp ement y edge flange a fl nge re ess said flanges of adjoining members arranged to overlap and extend in the respective flange re esses; said slabs and corner members. Ihaving com-plcmentary coupling bar recesses; coupling bars arranged to fit in said bar recesses and overlap the joints between said members; and screw means rigidly securing said bars to said wall members. 35, In a safety vault .inclosure, athe-combr nation with integral and massive plane slab wall members of metal; of integral and massive angular corner wall members of metal; having portions extending in transverse relation to each other and arranged to respectively engagesaid slabs; said slabs and corner members having complementary edge flanges and flange recesses; said fianges of adjoining :members arranged to overlap and extend in the respective flange recesses; said slabs and corner members having complementary coupling bar recesses; coupling bars arranged to fit in said'bar recessesand overlap the joints between said members: and means securing said bars to said wall members.

'6. In a safety vault inclosure, the combination with integral and massive plane slab wall members of steel armor plate; of integral and massive angular corner wall members of steel armor plate, having three BEST AvAlLAB portions extending in respective planes at right angles to each other and arranged to respectively engage said slabs; said slabs and corner members having complementary edges arranged to interengage; coupling bars arranged to overlap the joints between said members; and screw means rigidly securing said vbars to said Wall members.

7. In a safety vault inclosure, the combination with integral and massive plane slab wall members of SW 1 armor plate; of integral and massive angular corner wall members of SL361 (armor plate, having portions extending in respective planes at right angles to each other and arranged to respectively engage said slabs; said slabs and corner members having complementary edges arranged to interengage; coupling bars arranged -to overlap the joints between said members; and-screw means rigidly securing said bars .to ,Said Wall members.

8. sacfiety vault inclosnre, the combination withintegral and massive plane slab wall members of metal; of integral and massive angular corner wall members of metal, having pertions extending in respective planes in transverse relation to each other and arranged to respectively engage said slabs; said slabs and corner members having complementary edges arranged to interengage; coupling bars arranged to overlap the joints {between said members; and screw means rigidly securing said bars to said wall members.

.9. In a safety vault inclosu e, the combination with integral and massive plane slab wall members of steel armor plate; of integral and massive angulau corner 1 wall members of steel-armor plate. having poi"- tions extending in respective planes at right angles to each other and arranged to respectivelyTengage said slabs; coupling bars arranged to overlap the joints between said members; and means rigidly securing said 1 bars to said wall members.

10. In a safety vault inclosure thecombination with integral and massive slab wall members of steel armor plate: of integral and massive vcorner wall members of steel armor plate, having portions extending in transverse relation to ea h other and arranged to register with said slabs; coupling members arranged to bridge the joints between said members; and means rigidly connecting said wall members and coupling members.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto signed mv name at Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, this twenty-sixth day of October,

ANTHONY KENNEDY. 

